Brazilian sharpnose shark
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| Brazilian sharpnose shark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
| Species: | R. lalandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoprionodon lalandii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) | |
The Brazilian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, is a requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 13° N and 33° S, at depths of between 3 and 70 m. Its length is up to about 77 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhizoprionodon lalandii" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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